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Encyclopedia > Jorge Gonzalez

Jorge "Peco" Gonzalez (born c. 1953) is a famous Puerto Rican marathon runner. He has won many races and competed in many international events, such as the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Olympic Games. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ... The Central American and Caribbean Games are the oldest continuing regional games. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...


Gonzalez was very famous in Puerto Rico, where people know him as Peco (after Pecos Bill, the fastest cowboy to ever live). Puerto Ricans had high hopes on him, specially at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, but he failed to win any Olympic medals. Pecos Bill is a mythical American cowboy, immortalized in numerous tall tales. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...


The height of his fame was during the 1980s, when he would do national tours across Puerto Rico, to sign autographs at department stores and be featured on television commercials. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...


Gonzalez was born in Utuado, where he still lives. There is a stadium named Peco Gonzalez Stadium in Utuado. Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ...


See also


list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...

edit Sports in Puerto Rico

Roberto Alomar | Carlos Arroyo | BSN | Wilfred Benitez| Ivan Calderon (baseball player) | Ivan Calderon (boxer) | Hector Camacho | Roberto Clemente | Orlando Cepeda | Jose Cruz | Gigi Fernandez | Wilfredo Gómez | Jorge Gonzalez | Belinda Laracuente | Mario Morales | Jose Ortiz | Victor Pellot | Puerto Rican National Basketball Team | Puerto Rican Pop Culture | Edwin Rosario | Ruben Rodriguez | Daniel Santiago | O.J. Santiago | Sports in Puerto Rico Sports in Puerto Rico can be traced from the ceremonial competitions amongst the Pre-Columbian Native Americans of the Arawak also knowned as Taíno tribes which inhabited the island to the modern era in which sports activities consist of an organized physical activity or skill carried out with a... Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born February 5, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball player, considered by many to be one of the best second basemen to have ever played the game. ... Famous picture of Arroyo showing the letters of the Puerto Rico jersey seconds before defeating the Dream Team on August 15 at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. ... The National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico —or Liga Baloncesto Superior Nacional De Puerto Rico (BSN) in Spanish— was established in 1933 and has produced a handful of Puerto Ricos larger towns. ... Wilfred Benitez (right) defeats Roberto Duran by unanimous decision. ... Ivan Calderón Pérez (March 19, 1962 - December 27, 2003), born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player from 1984 to 1993, and was named an All-Star in 1991. ... Ivan Calderón (born approx. ... Héctor Camacho (born May 24, 1962), nicknamed Macho Camacho, is a boxer. ... Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter. ... Orlando Cepeda (born September 17, 1937) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and right-handed batter who played with the San Francisco Giants (1958-66), St. ... José Cruz (born August 8, 1947) is a former Major League Baseball player from Arroyo, Puerto Rico. ... Beatriz Fernández (born 1966), better known as Gigi Fernández, is a Puerto Rican former tennis player. ... Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion. ... Belinda Laracuente (born 1980) is a Puerto Rico. ... Mario Morales (born 1960), a. ... José Piculin Ortiz wearing the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team uniform. ... Victor Felipe Pellot Pove, a. ... The Puerto Rican National Basketball Team (or Puerto Rican National Basketball Selection) is a team that is selected by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico. ... Pop culture in Puerto Rico, it can be said, has been historically affected both by the political changes the island has gone through, and by the changes in popular culture around the world. ... Edwin El Chapo Rosario (1961-1997) could be considered a boxing version of the Puerto Rican plant Mori-vivi (Mori-Vivi means dead-alive in Spanish). ... Ruben Rodriguez (Born 1948) is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who played 19 seasons in the BSN tournament. ... Daniel Santiago. ... O.J. Santiago (born March 4, 1974) is an American football player who plays in the NFL as a tight end with the Denver Broncos. ... Sports in Puerto Rico can be traced from the ceremonial competitions amongst the Pre-Columbian Native Americans of the Arawak also knowned as Taíno tribes which inhabited the island to the modern era in which sports activities consist of an organized physical activity or skill carried out with a...

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